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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - FIVE a success despite injury How to Grow Your Business with lone biology students attend Motocross West and this year Jake Gump Government Contractefteminars two-day Portland field trip end By Melissa St. Patrick’s week experienced just that. Com this year turned out bet ing down, out of the air off coming to be held ter than before. The streets of Heppner were once again filled with people, as each person went from activity to activity, waiting for the parade. The M otor Cross once again caught the at tention of the many peo ple who came to celebrate St.Patrick’s weekend. As people took their seats in the stands to watch this year’s performance, many of the contestants where getting ready for the races. Before Pictured L-R: Stefanie Archer, Tyree Svetich, Bora Moon, Brianna Peterson, Patrick Lee and David Wilson. -Contributed the races started, many came Photo out in the arena to test out the track and show off some of their stunts, racing with caution, but with the will to win, all expected to just have fun. However like any sport along with all the fun come a few accidents, the Table Top, Gump lost control of his bike, land ing hard onto the track, paramedics were called in, people stood, watching in horror as Gump lay on the ground unconscious and not breathing. The ambulance rushed in to take him to the hospital to be airlifted out. After that the contestants continued to race, but only a few would continue to be daredevils. Doctors had managed to revive Gump, and he was sent to Bend w ith a dislocated eye socket, broken ribs, broken sternum, collapsed lungs, and a few other injuries. Gump was later dis charged from the hospital and was reported to be at home continuing the recov ery process. “You don’t want to miss a great opportunity to learn how to take advan tage of all the government contracts out there which could help your business grow,” said Greg Smith, or ganizer for three upcoming seminars sponsored by the Government Contract As sistance Program (GCAP). Time is running out so sign up now for these special workshops in Boardman on Tuesday April 22, Ontario on Wednesday April 23rd, and Redmond on Thursday April 24th. “GCAP is a valu able tool in helping unlock the mystery of government contracts,” said Rick Evans, director of GCAP. “The gov ernment contracting market is immense and yet largely untapped by Oregon busi- EOU Chamber Choir launches Portland tour, alumni invited to reception Pictured L-R: Stefanie Archer, David Wilson, Bora Moon, Pat rick Lee, Brianna Peterson, Matt Hams, RJ Ramos and Mikey Raible. -Contributed Photo The biology students at lone High School attended a two-day field trip to the Portland area with biology teach er, Erin Heideman. Thanks to a generous grant from the lone Education Foundation and a donation by Sunflower Junction, students were able to attend the trip at no cost. The trip started with a full tour of the Portland Shriner’s Hospital. In cooperation with the hospital vol unteer coordinator, the students enjoyed a full lunch and lecture from the prosthetic department and were able to glean a child’s view of what it would be like to be a patient there. “I thought it was really cool,” said sophomore. Gunner Jessen. “1 didn’t have an idea they could do all this stuff in a shop.” In addition to the Shriners Hospital, students visited the World Forestry Center and enjoyed a behind the scenes tour at the Oregon Zoo with a giraffe animal encounter. “My favorite part was seeing the giraffes,” said sophomore Korean foreign exchanged student Bora Moon. “It was so neat to see them up close.” The biology class is especially grateful to Shilo Svetich who drove one vehicle and to the lone Education Foundation for their generosity. lone claims district speech title In just its second year of competition, the lone Speech and Debate Team won the OSAA District 9 speech championship. The district tournament took place at Pine Eagle High School in Halfway on Fri day, April 4th. Other teams in at tendance were Hermiston High School (2nd place), Pine Eagle High School (3rd place), and Vale High School (4th place). lone brought nine students to the competition, with all of them contributing points to the team total. T h ro u g h o u t the day lone picked up five individual speech titles and one debate championship. “ What really impressed me,” Coach Jim Raible said, “was the way they helped each other and worked as a team.” Individual results for lone include: Mikey Raible - 1st in After Dinner Speaking, 1st in Impromptu Speaking; Sarah Stillman - 1st in Original Oratory; Brianna Peterson - 1st in Poetry Reading, 3rd in Prose Reading; Brenna Rietmann - 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking, 3rd in Impromptu Speaking; Mary Gates - 1st in Lincoln Douglas Debate, 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking; Tom Holland - 2nd in Impromptu Speaking, 3rd in Radio Commentary; Teonna Vandever and Tiana Camarillo - 2nd in Public Forum Debate; and Gunner Jessen - 4th in After Dinner Speaking. The eight students who placed first or second in their events qualify for the state tournament at Western Oregon University in Mon mouth on April 17th -19th. They will be joined by Alex Carlson who had already earned his spot at state in Student Congress. The team now will be looking for fundrais ing opportunities to help cover the cost of traveling to the state tournament. For more information or to help support the speech program, contact Jim Raible at lone Community School at 422-7131. FFA Banquet to be held April 30 The Heppner High School FFA Banquet will be held Wednesday, April 30, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Members with last names beginning with A-M are asked to bring a dessert or appetizer and last names beginning with N-Z are asked to bring a salad/side dish. Meat and drinks will be provided by the chapter. The FFA Alumni annual meeting will be held at 5 p.m., just prior to the banquet, at the fairgrounds. Anyone interested in supporting the FFA chapter are welcome. You need not have been an FFA member to attend. The Eastern Oregon University Chamber Choir will embark on a four-day tour of the Portland area next week. Highlights in clude a reunion concert with the gospel choir Cho sen Generation on Sunday, April 13. The concert starts at 7 p.m. at the Life Change C hristian Center, 3635 North Williams Avenue in Portland. Admission is free, with donations accepted to benefit the Chamber Choir. Derrick McDuffey is the director of the Portland- based group. Chosen Gen eration. He is a long-time friend and colleague of Peter Wordelman, director of the EOU Chamber Choir. The two choirs performed sold- out concerts in La Grande in January and Wordelman is excited to take the group of EOU students to Portland to reconnect with McDuffey. “Almost every grad uate of the EOU choir pro gram has benefited from Derrick McDuffey in some way,” Wordelman said. “Ev ery time my choir gets the opportunity to learn from him, they can hardly stop singing once we leave the rehearsal or performance. What better opportunity to get back together, recon nect and celebrate than with music.” The EOU Alumni Association will host an informal reception after the concert on Sunday. Portland- area alumni and prospective students will be able to meet choir members from both groups and receive infor mation and updates about EOU. During their stay in Portland the Chamber Choir will give concerts for students at several area high schools. Before they head home they will also participate in the Oregon American Choral Direc tors Association Collegiate Choral Festival on Tuesday, April 15. The annual festival is being held at George Fox University in Newberg. War ner Pacific College, Western Oregon University, Linfield College and Umpqua Com munity College are among the schools participating this year. For more informa tion about the post-concert reception on April 13, please e-mail alumni@eou.edu or call (541)962-3740. Pioneer Memorial Hospice will be hosting a local viewing site for the Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) 15th an nual National Bereavement Teleconference, “Living With Grief1: Children and Adolescents.” This year’s telecast will be moderated by Frank Sesno, Professor of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University and Special Cor respondent with CNN. HFA’s 2008 tele conference will focus on the experience of grieving children and adolescents and the ways that all hospice professionals, educators and counselors, parents, social workers, physicians, grief counselors, funeral direc tors, and clergy can best support these populations as they cope with loss and grief. The program and ac companying book written by child and adolescent grief experts will examine the newest theories and prac tices, and as always, will combine academic research with hands-on ideas for use in hospice support groups and other settings. Mr. Sesno will lead the panel of noted authori ties that includes: Kenneth J. Doka, PhD, MDiv from The College of New Ro chelle, Nancy Hogan, PhD, RN, FAAN from Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Rita Milbum-Dobson, MA, RNC, FT from Precious Gems Supportive Services, Laura E. Olague, MEd, CT from Children’s Grief Cen ter, Stacy F. Orloff, EdD LCSW from The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, and J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP from Harvard Child hood Bereavement Study. Continuing Educa tion credits are available for a w ide range of professions. To learn more about this satellite and webcast tele conference visit the Hospice Foundation of America web site at w w w.hospicefounda- tion.org. This program will be broadcast on Wednesday, April 16, from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Heppner’s Seventh- day Adventist Church, who is providing the space, the equipment and the satellite hook-up. N om inations are now open for the 2008 Or egon Governor’s Volunteer Awards. Individuals and groups will be honored in the following categories: Outstanding Adult (ages 19-54); Outstanding Youth (age 18 or under); Outstand ing Senior Volunteer (ages 55+); Outstanding Volunteer Program; Outstanding State- wide Volunteer Program; Outstanding Employee Vol unteer Program; and Out standing Youth Volunteer Program or Group. These awards, pre sented by Oregon Volun teers, recognize volunteers and volunteer programs that have demonstrated dedi cation, commitment, and determination in promoting Pioneer Memorial Hospice to host site for annual bereavement teleconference nesses. The program can help businesses maneuver their way through this im portant market.” The sem inar on April 22 runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive in Boardman. The one on April 23 starts at 9 a.m. to noon. It takes place at the Treasure Valley Community College Small Business De velopment Center, 650 Col lege Blvd in Ontario. The workshop on April 24 will be held at the Central Oregon Community College Small Business De velopment Center, 2030 SE College Loop in Redmond. It will go from 9 a.m. to noon. Federal, State and Local agencies spend hun dreds of billions of dollars in contracted services ev ery year and local compa nies are often a perfect fit for these services. “We are lucky to have two excellent presenters this year with in-depth experience on how businesses can navigate the government procurement process,” said Smith. Mike Bowen has been with GCAP for over a decade and has completed over 1,600 hours of train ing in professional contracts management among other highly valued credentials. His presentations will in clude how to get leads on Federal, State and local con tracting opportunities and some specific programs for small business at the federal level. Oregon’s Procure ment Information Network is sending Kelly Stevens- Malnar from their Outreach and Training Unit. She will demonstrate how to access a wide variety of state and local government public bidding opportunities and contract information. In addition Stevens-Malnar will demonstrate how your business can register on the ORPIN system and other resources for growing your business. The seminars are free but advanced registra tion is recommended. Con tact Greg Smith at 541-963-4814 or at gsmith@gcap.org. OSAA distrib utes more than $297,000 to member schools Oregon high schools will receive playoff travel reimbursement checks this week for participation in OSAA / U.S. Bank / Les Schwab Tires State Cham pionships during winter 2008. A total of $297,227 is being distributed by the OSAA to 234 m em ber schools, nearly 80% of the OSAA membership. Forty- eight schools will receive travel reimbursement checks in excess of $2,500 each. Total playoff travel reimbursement from OSAA -Continued on page Six Nominations open for Highest Volunteer Award in the state and supporting volunteer- ism throughout Oregon and have worked to strengthen communities and improve the quality of life for Oregon residents through serv ice. Nomination forms and additional information are available online at w w w. oregonvolunteers.org. “Every day, extraor dinary individuals, orga nizations, and businesses effect real charge in their communities through vol unteer service. They are the catalysts that help others move past their differences to build shared understand ing and solve common prob lems. Volunteers give Or egon hope for the future," said Tom Cope, co-chair of Oregon Volunteers.
